Carrying case for accordions



Jan, 1 2, 1932 A. C. GEIE.

CARRYING CASE FQR AscoRnIoNs Filed Sept. 1 8, 1929 Patented Jan. 12, 1932 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE MMIBIBIOSEl C. GEIB, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOB TO GEIB & SCHAEFER CO., OF

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS vCARRYING CASE FOR ACCORDIONS Application led September 18, 1929. Serial No. 393,334.

1y, as at 13, to form the back side of the I The invention relates to carrying cases for accordions. Carrying cases for accordions with piano keyboards, as heretofore constructed, were provided with a single cover which was pivoted so that when the case was open, the cover would tip the body of the case, so that the instrument could not be readily placed into the case without holding the body section so it would-not tip. Y One object of the invention is to provide an improved accordion case which is provided with two cover sections which are pivoted to swing to opposite sides of the body section of the case, so that when the case is open, the instrument may be inserted and removed without the necessity of holding the body section against tipping.

Anotherobject of the invention is to provide an improved case for accordions with piano keyboards, which is provided with a plurality of cover sections which can be conveniently and securely locked in closed position.

Other objects of the invention and the various advantages and characteristics of the present case construction will be apparent from a consideration of the following detailed description.

The invention consists in the several novel features hereinafter set forth and mor-e particularly defined by claims at the conclusion hereof.

In thedrawing: 1 is a perspective of a carrying oase embodying the invention, the covers being shown in their open positions. Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse section. Fig. 3 is a partial front view. f

he invention is exemplilied in a case comprising a body 6. a cover-section 7, and a cover section 8. rlhe body and cover sections are shaped to form, when the covers are closed, a main chamber 9 adapted to receive the sides and bellows of an accordion, and an r upwardly extending oblique chamber' 10 which'is adapted to enclose the piano keyboard which projects obliquely from one side panel of the accordion. The body section comprises a bottom wall 11, end walls 12, a back wall 1S, and a front wall 14. The back wall 13is extended upwardly and backwardvsecured to the walls 7e.

chamber 10 and the end walls 12 are extended upwardly, as at 9a to form portions of the end walls of the chamber 10. The cover section 7 is pivoted at 7 a to the front wall '14 of the body-section, and has a portion 7b extending upwardly in alignment with the wall 14 to form the upper portion of the front of the case, a horizontal top portion 7C extending over the chamber 9, an upwardly and backwardly inclined wall 7 d forming the front of the chamber 10, walls 7 which form portions of the end walls of the vchamber 9, and walls 7 which form the upper portions of the end walls of the chamber 10. Cover section 8 is connected by hinges 8a to the upper end of the inclined wall 13a, and comprises a rear wall 8b, a top wall 8e, a front wall 8d and end walls 8. The edges of the end walls 8c rest on extensions 9@l of the end walls 12 of the body of the case and upon the upper edges of the end walls 7t of the cover section 7. The front wall 8d of cover section 8 is inclined and aligned with the front wall 7@1 of cover section 7` and wall 8b of the cover section 8 is inclined and aligned with the rear wall 13a of the body section. The front wall 8d of cover section 8 is provided with a strip 8f to lap the joint between said wall and wall 71 of cover section 7 and with end strips 8g to lap the joint between the cover section 8 and walls 7 and 9a. Latches 16 are secured to the outer sides of walls 13a and comprise loops 17 adapted to be locked over studs 18 These latches extend perpendicularly to the meeting line between Walls 7 f and 9, and are adapted to secure the cover section 7 in closed position and to the body of the case. Latches 24, similar in construction to latches 16, are secured to the wall 7I of the cover section 7 adjacent its ends to engage studs secured to the wall 8d of the cover section 8. These latches secure the top cover section to the cover section 7. to the front of the wall 7d of the cover section 7 and a coacting locking member 21 fixed to the front wall 8d of cover section 8 by which the cover section may be locked in closed position to prevent unauthorized ac- A lock 20 comprises a body secured cess to the instrument in the case. A handle 22 is secured to the top wall 7o cover section 7 for carrying the case horizontally and a handle 23 is securedfto one of the end walls 12 for carrying the case vertically. TWhen the instrument is to be placed into the case, the cover sections 7 and 8 will be swung outwardly into the position shown in Fig. l, so they will extend from the opposite sides of the body Vof the case, and in these positions,

the weight of the cover sections wil-l be distributed so that there will be no tendency to tip the body section.

The walls of all the. sections of the case are usually formed of suitable material', such as wood or ibreboard lwith a soft inner lining of plush and an outer covering lo.'

- With the cover sections open, the body of the accordion may be dropped into the body section of the case, and the piano keyboard will project upwardly and rearwardly therefrom along the wall 13 of the body section.

Cover section 7 will thenbe'swung intok `closed position, and latches I6 locked to secure that sec-tion to the body section, andthen cover section 8 will be closed and secured to cover section 7 by lock 20. The entire instrument will then be enclosed.

lThe invention exemplifies a carrying case for accordions with piano keyboards, which ,comprises a body section andcover sections shaped toiit'aroundy the accordion with its keyboard projecting upwardly and laterally with the cover sections hingedl to swing at opposite sides, so the'case will not tip when it isresting on-v the bottom wall. W'hen the cover sections are open, the instrument is readily accessible for upward withdrawal from the body sectionv of the case.

The invention is not tobe understood as restricted to the details set forth, since these may be modified within the scope of the appended claims, without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is: Y

1. A carrying case for an accordion with a piano keyboard,J comprising a body-section Yand two cover sections, said body-sectionv being shaped to form a chamber to enclose swing outwardly from the back of the bodysection and cooperating with said first mentioned cover section to close the top of the body-chamber and the. top and front of the keyboard chamber. o

2. Af carrying case for an accordion having a piano keyboard, comprising a bodysection and two cover sections, said bodysection being shaped to form a chamber to enclose the body of the accordion and to form an upwardly extending offset chamber at the rear top part ofthe body-chamber adapted toy enclose the keyboard of the accordion and having an open top and front, one cover section being pivoted to swing out-wardly from the front of the'body-section and having-a wall extending over the body-chamber and a wall forming the front of the keyboard chamber, and the other cover-sectiontbeing pivoted to swing outwardly from the back wall of the body-section and extending across the top` of the keyboard chamber.

3. A carrying case for an accordion having a piano keyboard, comprising a bodysectionr and two cover sections, said bodysection being shaped to form a chamber to enclose the body of the accordion and to form an upwardly extending offset-chamber at the rear top part oit' the body-chamber adapted to enclose the projecting keyboard of the accordion and having an open top and front, one cover section being pivoted to swing outwardly from the front of the body-section and the other cover section being pivoted to swing outwardly from the back of thebodysection and cooperating with the first mentioned cover-section to close the top of the body-section and the top and front of the keyboard chamber, means for locking one cover-section to the body-section, and locking means between the cover sections.

4f. A carrying case for an accordion having a piano keyboard, comprising a bodysection and two cover-sections, said bod section being shaped to form a chamber to enclose the body of the accordionV and to forman upwardly extending odset chamber a-t the rear top part of the body-chamber adapted to enclose the keyboard of the accordion and having anv open top and front, one cover-section being hinged to swing outwardly from the front of the body-section and having a wall extending horizontally over aportion of the top of the body chamber, a-wall forming the front of the keyboard chamber and end-walls in continuation of the end walls of the-body-section, the other section being hinged toswing outwardly from the upper end othe rear wall of thebodysection and extending across the top of the keyboard chamber.

. 5. A carrying case for an accordion having a piano keyboard, comprising a body-section and two cover-sections, said body-section being shaped to form a chamber to enclose the body of the accordion and to form an upback wall extended to form the back of the L CII keyboard chamber, one cover section being hinged to swing outwardly from the front oi the body-section and having a wall extending horizontally over a porton of the top of the body-chamber and a portion forming the front of the keyboard chamber, the other section being hinged to swing outwardly from the upper end of the body-section and extending across the top oi the back wall of the keyboard chamber.

6. A carrying case for an accordion having a piano keyboard, comprising a bodysection and two cover sections, said bodysection being shaped to form a chamber to enclose the body of the accordion and to form an oblique upwardly extending offset chamber at the rear top part of the bodychamber adapted to receive the keyboard of the accordion and having an open top and front, and having an oblique upwardly extending wall at the back thereof forming the back of the keyboard chamber, one cover section being hinged to swing outwardly from the frontJ of the body-section and having a wall extending over a portion of the top of the body-chamber and an oblique wall forming the front of the keyboard chamber, the other section being hinged to swing outwardly from the upper end of the oblique wall of the body-section and extending across the top of the keyboard chamber.

7 A carrying case for an accordion .having a piano keyboard, comprising a bodysection and two cover sections, said body-section being shaped to form a chamber to enclose the body of the accordion and to form an oblique upwardly extending oiiset chamber at the rear of the top of the body-chamber adapted to receive the keyboard of the accordion and having an open top and front, and having an oblique upwardly extending wall forming the back of the keyboard chamber, one cover section being hinged to swing outwardly from the front of the body-section and having a wall extending over a portion of the top of the body chamber, an oblique upwardly extending wall forming t-he front of the keyboard chamber and endwalls in continuation of the ends of the bodysection, the other section being hinged to swing outwardly from the oblique upwardly extending wall of the body-section and extending across the top of the keyboard chamber and over the first mentioned cover-section.

8. A carrying case for an accordion having a piano keyboard, comprising a bodysection and two cover-sections, the bodysection being shaped toy form a chamber to Aenclose the body of the accordion and to of August, 1929.

AMBROSE C. GEIB. 

